caggā

cāga

nominative singular feminine of cāga (noun)

renunciation
generosity, giving
abandonment

Built from

cāga — root · giving, letting go
Derived from √caj (cagati). The concrete image is of throwing or casting away; in the Dhamma, it means releasing craving and possessiveness as fuel for suffering.

Analysis. From √caj (cagati 'gives up, abandons'). The word embodies the act of letting go, central to Buddhist practice.

Etymology. From the root caj-, which shares the Indo-European sense of 'throwing away' or 'letting go' (cognate with Latin iacere 'to throw'). In Buddhist doctrine, cāga becomes a cardinal virtue: the relinquishment of greed and attachment.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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